Bark Scraper
Food Scraper
89-17-46A
From: Papua New Guinea | Western Province, Papua New Guinea
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 89-17-46A |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Yonggom/Muyu |
| Provenience | Papua New Guinea | Western Province, Papua New Guinea |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Shell |
| Description | Shell scraper. Unidentified, edible species of bivalve. For scraping the inside of a particular kind of bark in order to extract resin. Also used for scraping skins off yams, taro, and some bananas. |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Stuart A. Kirsch, 1989 |
| Other Number | 95 A - Other Number |
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